DOD FX90 Delay

Hi.
This a really cool and easy to use analog delay.
You can dial the sound that you have in your mind in 30 seconds,tops.
Mine has an upgraded discontinued chip but i guess the stock one sounds as good as mine.

Mind that it has delay time around 380 ms,of course its a lot of time for an analog delay but be careful before you buy one of these,if you need a crystal,cold,way too perfect,not organic sounding unit with 600+ delay time that doesnt color your sound buy a DD-3 it should fit to your preferences!

I'm playing 80's style Hard Rock with lots of leads and harmonies.
My guitars are equipped with hi output pickups(JB a Nailbomb and a FullShred)and i'm playing through an old Laney AOR series I 30W with the stock Celestion G35L 12",an analogman DOD 250,a DOD FX30,a Boston tuner,a Volume pedal,an MXR 6 band EQ and the FX90 Delay.

First of all it doesnt matter if you're using a digital or an analog delay,YOU MUST use these effects within your effects loop otherwise they sound terrible.

As a unit this pedal its not noisy at all,from 1 to 10 its a 9 in this section.

If you're playing with lots of gain dont expect to hear crystal clear slapback from an analog delay..Try a DD-3 or something digital.

This pedal can color your sound in a good way,it is able to add another layer of your guitar signal when it is enganged and it can make you sound like you're playing with another guitarist in the same room,its that good!
A good analog delay just like the one we're reviewing is a must have for nailing fat,sweet sounding leads and full sounding melodic lines.
Compared to the DD-3 is like comparing a solid state amp with a tube amp!
Sure tube amps are not perfect,they're harder to play compared to a tranzistor amp but they sound amazing..Warm,full and responsive but not perfect..This is what you get with an analog delay,sweet organic sounds,warmer than any digital delay but keep in mind that they're not perfect,they are not that easy to play with and they can color your sound but in a amazingly good way!!

No problems at all.
These old DODs are like the most reliable pedals i've ever had.

I have no fn idea!

As i told above i'm playing 80's style Hard Rock,with lots of melodies,old school riffs and extended lead lines.
This stompbox is a major aspect of my sound,i mean without it i'm loosing around 50% of it.I'm addicted to it..:)

I'd hit another one if its stolen,thats for sure.
Maybe i'd buy another one right know that they're still cheap because my 2 cents are that this pedal is within the top 5 of sleeper stompboxes around.
Come again in 5 years and tell me how much you bought it..

i've read all the glowing reviews here, but i have some issues, so i won't go into praise, suffice it to say i have been using it for years, so i like the sound.

The footswitch is extremely pesky, i have to keep this one on my amp where i can use my hand to punch the switch at least 3-4 times to get it to operate.

the knobs are terrible. they have inserts (see picture)http://www.flickr.com/photos/zummo/3080390234/sizes/l/

that fall out, so it is impossible to see where it is set. i had to replace one with a homemade thing and glue them all in with crazy glue. they would always end up at the bottom of my bag. i lost one.

the paint wore off so there was no way to tell which knobs did what, hence the addition of embossing tape labels.

bought new in 1985ish for 75 bucks. it ate batteries at 1st, needed a new one every time i used it. for some reason they last much longer now even though i use it more (at least 6-8 hours/week)

it can be noisy, with delay signal being a little fuzzy.

i run it pretty much all the time, with the delay at the 1 oclock position. its the last thing in my signal chain into the amp.

i was not aware of the trim pots until reading reviews here. so i will mess with them.

not totally dependable. the switch doesn't always work. the battery light can still be strong even when the battery is dead and the sound is bad.

i recently got a Boss DD3 as a backup and now it has become my main one

its good for adding a little depth, or slap back. not good for high feedback repeats.

been using it on and off for almost 20 years.

Super easy to use. has three control knobs, delay mix repeat.

its great! tight analog sound. I have been a dd5 and 6 dude all the way til I found it, but this thing sounds great. different sound and feel. The pedal doesn't mess with my tone or volume when in use. I'm playing it through a mesa boogie dual rectifier, with a slew of pedals, through an Ibanez 421.

its cool... dependable? yes.

who needs that?

I must say it was a great pick up for only 60u.s. bucks. Comparable to using a Boss dd-3... Only if the sound of the dd-3 was translated as blue, then the fx90 would be red.

not hard to operate at all, but fiddling with the internal trimpot can take some time.

holy smokes! this thing sounds insanely good for a dod pedal. i know someone who has an old (and very beat up) boss dm-2. those go for hundreds, but really don't sound any better than these. this is a great analog delay, especially when you consider how much these usually go for second hand. also the trimpot inside gives you extra possibilities, although as soon as you make the delay time a bit longer it will sound significantly worse real quick. that's still fun for people like me who like to make space-cadet music as well as traditional bluesy and rocky stuff (think beatles meets boredoms!)

we all know that the dod switches are not the most reliable.........

i really don't like handing out a 10. it means it's perfect. this pedal is certainly not perfect. but for the 20 euros i paid for it this is a killer deal. it's a 9,5.

Not as easy as say a volume pedal or a one knob pedal but it's the basic delay pedal. three knobs that effect rate, the signal mix, and number of repeats. if you want to fool around with the pot inside it gets a little more difficult but i found it easy to use after reading about it a little bit and i'm not electronics expert.

I really think it's perfect for that simple echo delay. This is the first analog delay i have tried. but compared to the boss me-20's delay this thing is by far superior. i love the thickness to it, it takes your original guitar notes and repeats them without any loss in tone, at least to my ears thats what it sounds like. and yeah, i would say it has a dark feel to it. not very bright, but this thing is perfect for the sound i want. the echo delay is perfect i think. the sound quality would be a 10 but i dont think its fair for me to give it a 10 without trying the other analog boss and ibanez delay stomps.

mine is in good condition, but those old dod pedals are shitty man. the actual part you stomp on to engage is like this shitty plastic piece thats too sensitive. but dont get me wrong. mine is old and its still in good condition, im just baseing my judgement on old dod pedals in general. i had a eq pedal that just fell apart every time i used it. for the price though i wouldnt judge to harshly if its already in good condition.

i play rock, with some metal, and i mean i like reggae and jazz so ill jam around on whatever but i have a heavey sound. this thing adds a great echo for certain leads but even when playing power chords or open chords with distortion it sounds good. the actual long delays are really good too. just open it up and fool around with the pots and get the longer delays. if you are looking at those boss dm-2s and shit i would reccomend getting this for the cheaper price. i dont see how those other similar analog delay pedals could be much better. plus this thing has its own dark sound. give me dat donkey butt.

Barbada. S??o tr??s bot??es de regulagem: DELAY, MIX e REPEAT. E o grande esquema desse pedal s??o os tr??s trimpots que tem dentro dele, os quais vc pode regular de modo bem espec??fico o som de seu pedal.

N??o tinha ouvido os om desse pedal antes de comrp??-lo, e adquiri atrav??s do MercadoLivre. Quando chegou, que felzi constata????o: al??m de um pedal raro, o som dele ?? agradabil??ssimo.

Tenho uma guitarra DiCastellis e uma Giannini Mastersonic, um amp valvulado Giannini Thunder Sound SL de 1971 (2 x 6L6, 1 x 12ax7 e 1 x 12at7), com caixa 4x10", de pedais tenho um wah-wah crybaby, zoom tri-metal tm-01, zoom ultra fuzz uf-01, tube overdrive hand made, um Doctor Drive da Meteoro (2x 12ax7), equalizador Oliver, chorus CE-3 Boss, Flanger Oliver, Phaser hand made, Rever/Delay RV-3 Boss, e zoom delay 508, e afinador Korg GT-3.

Muito embora com dois pedais de delays digitais, o som do FX-90 ?? excelente, mais aveludado, quente...
?? excelente pra bases e solos.

Foi um grande achado.

Meu estilo ?? rock, mas com umas pitadas de outros g??neros musicais.
Tocos a 21 anos e j?? tive muitos equipamentos musicais.
Embora a marca DOD seja pouco divulgada aqui no brasil, seus pedais t??m ??tima qualidade de constru????o e sonora. E t??m pre??os muito atrativos, gra??as a essa falta de conhecimento da marca.

Se tiverem oportunidade de adquirir o Delay FX-90 n??o deixem passar.
?? um excelente delay anal??gico, que briga facilmente com o Ibanez e Boss DM-2 ou 3.

Adjust it for what you want to hear!!

This may be funny! I had this pedal for over 20 years, bought it new in 1985, played around with it, and put it on the shelf!! I played metal and hard rock then!! I actually thought I bought a DIGITAL delay,(they were the ticket in the 80's) ya right!!
So, now I play blues/rockabilly and my harp player buddy brings me his boss dm-3, I loved it!! Set it at minimal for a "tone thickener", of lengthen the delay for alittle Danny Gatton slapback rockabilly, GREAT!! But $200 on ebay!! So I'm looking around for hours, considered getting a cmatmods deelay (great sounding pedal)or an ibanez, then I discover on harmony central reviews that my fx-90 is an ANALOG DELAY, not digital!! I ran out to my studio, grabbed the fx-90 and pwr. supply, plugged in my strat(rio grand muy macho pickups), into the fx-90, into my Rivera M-60 2x12, fooled around with the knobs and had complete analog delay bliss!!!
This nails the Danny Gatton style slapback when played clean, or with a slight overdrive!!
This pedal ROCKS!! I feel like an idiot for NOT using it all these years!!
I set the delay at 9:00, the mix and repeat at 12:00 for a nice "thickening effect" to keep on all the time (especially for solos)
I remember as a kid watching Rock School on pbs, Gary Moore was demonstrating pedals and they were all Boss! His tone was KILLER, after he finished, the chick guitar player (host) said he ALSO was using analog delay the whole time!! It was a boss dm-2 I believe! I don't know how I never made the connection that a delay can "thicken" your sound up!! It does seem to add some high end, not in a bad way, just sort of "glistening"!!
Just move the delay to 12:00 for classic rockabilly slapback.
I mean this slapback is KILLER, close your eyes and picture Scotty Moore in the studio in 1953 with a big 'ol Gibson slapback!! I don't know how I've played Mystery Train for 20 years without it!!! Just a world of difference!
Slightly below 12:00 for shorter, slightly above 12:00 for longer delay!!
That's the only 2 settings I'll ever need to use!!
You could crank the delay and repeat way up for that David Gilmore vibe also, this pedal does that very well! Excellent!! I'll CRANK IT UP TO 11 for not having to spend $200!!!

Well it's already 20 years old,and works like new!!
My only gripe: you have to glue the pointers to the knobs, they are 2 seperate pieces!!! The pointers spin around and you don't know your settings!! Just set the knobs all at zero, then crank the pointer "discs" to zero while holding the knobs in place, a small dab of 5 minute epoxy will fix it for good!!

Don't know, but I hear it's good, and made in the USA!!

I've been playing guitar for over 25 years and have aquired alot of nice gear (Rivera M-60, Leslie 16 rotating speaker, etc...)
I won't hesitate to play out with this "crappy little dod", what's funny is, other than my Thomas Organ Co. crybaby(best wah ever made), this fx-90 is my only other effets pedal!!!
What does that say!!!!
If it were lost, I would buy 2, they are the only analog delay that the price isn't through the roof on!! I don't know why DOD isn't as prestigous as boss or ibanez, but this delay rivals any others that I've heard!

This pedal is easy to use, if you don't have to open it up and adjust the trim pots. (I'm so glad others have mentioned this because it made my pedal much much better.) If you have to adjust the inside trim pots, just take off the bottom of the pedal and very carefully use a small screwdriver. For my model (not sure of the year, but it's not the oldest version) the left and right trim pots are blue, and the middle one is black (left=input jack when the peddle is upside down; right=output jack). The left one adjusts the quality of the signal (around 12 o'clock works well for me). The middle black one adjust the repeats (I can't turn this one all the way up or my amp explodes, but after ajusting I can get infinate repeats!! fun!!!). And the right blue one adjusts the delay time. Now I was able to get surprisingly long delay times while adjusting this (not to mention really crazy pitch/delay time shifting if you adjust it between the longest and shortest delay times- if you mess with it you'll figure out what I mean). The problem with the really long delay times is that it added this high pitched crunchy sort of hiss to the delay signal. From my understanding, this comes from the BBD chip. But I'm no electrical engineer. Still, though, I'm able to get the sort of delay times you'd expect from an analog pedal, without weired sounds. I spent over an hour adjusting mine to where I like it. In any case, open it up and expand the possibilities of this little treat of a pedal.

I have a taco tele (great guitar, great price!), Carvin DC-135, G&L F-100 through a Univox (the old 100 watt tube head that Jeff Beck used to play, but modded with a master volume) and a crappy four twelve cabinet. I use a newer tube screamer, blues driver, boss ce-3 chorus (though I keep meaning to get the much warmer ce-2), and a volume pedal.

Don't let the DOD name scare you away. This thing sounds great. I love analog delay. I have a digital delay, but I always stomp on this thing instead. Who really needs 2+ seconds of delay anyways? I give it a nine because I've only been able to compare it to my friends old Ross analog delay. I actually like this one better because the Ross destroys your signal (it gets much quieter). So much so that my friend is has to use it with two amps. One gets the delay signal, the other is dry. This sounds great, but I know I don't have two amps. The FX90 works great in mono (no stereo option). And this thing's much cheaper!

Mine's gotta be from the 80's and it's still working great. I haven't had it that long, though, so I go with the 9.

never contacted them.

I play in a proggy band (think King Crimson meets Steely Dan!) and a good old fashioned pop rock band (Queens, Foo fighters, ZZ Top, Sunny Day). Works great for both. I could also see this working well for some rock-a-billy slap back or as a subtle reverby type effect for more mellow styles. Not to mention getting crazy whacked out feed back sounds in a pscyhedelic setting (adjust your trim pots!).

I've been playing for about 13 years now (jesus, when did I get old!). I usually don't go for a lot of effects, but this thing's great because it melts into your tone. It doesn't sound artificial in your rig.

Get one now while they're still cheap (they stopped making the BBD chips, so I imagine all analog delays will become harder to get).

Overall, it's cheap and sounds great.

It's easiness is relative because there is a problem in the pedal configuration that I will relate.

My current set is: Epiphone SG G-400 with humbuckers Duncan 59 (neck) and Bill Lawrence (bridge) --> Dunlop GCB-95 Cry wah wah --> Boss SD-1 --> Yamaha OD-10MII Overdrive --> DOD FX90 --> Palmer 40w tube amplifier. For a analog pedal it's sound is great, clean.

It's very hard made, except for the plastic foot switch and battery cover, but I've used DODs for years and I have never had problems with them. The most common is battery covers broken, what only affects the pedal aesthetically.

We don't have customer support for DODs in Brazil.

I Have been playing since 1984, and nowadays I'm playing mostly a kind of dirty blues, with some punk and stoner influence.

If the FX90 pedal was lost I would probably look for another one. I love this pedal. I had a Boss DD-3 for almost 20 years and I was really bored by its sound.

One thing IMPORTANT about the FX90 however - and one of its problems - is the fact that sometimes it must be calibrated (manually) to work well and to show all its potential.

I've read some reviews complaining of it's "crap sound". But one user that praised the pedal (cjonesplay at 09/08/2004) said that there are three adjustable pieces in the pedal that can be turned with a little screwdriver, that change the repetition rate and feedback.

Maybe in the years of hard use these pieces go to a wrong position, ruining the pedal sound. That was my case. So I oppened the pedal and calibrated it.

I realized that if the first unit on the left, marked 50k, is not in the proper position, the sound becomes distorted and the pedal really sounds like crap. My pedal sound was muddy and distorted, but after I adjusted this 50k piece the sound become much better, and I've got the real FX90, with a clean analogic sound.

three knobs ,delay,mix&repeat.

I got it in 95' at a pawnshop . I have to use electrical spray on it once a year or it will sound like a moog with a crybaby witch is cool but,not all the time.It does it's job for the most part.I use it for one part for a song so I don't always use it at every gig .
sometimes it never gets packet.But, it's done it's job for 10 years for me.I just don't use effects that much anymore.

I don't realy care . You might need aback up if your sound depends on it. but, wether you buy this pedal or a different delay you should have a back up if your sound is based on delay.

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Well for ten years I cant complane to much I have conseder geting something new . But, I just can't part with it.

Any brain-dead guitarist or keyboardist could operate this delay. It has speed, effect and repeat knobs. Manual not needed. Plug it in and play. very simple.

The analog delay is a pedal that is supposed to degrade a bit with repeating delays. This pedal does this so it rates a 10 soundwise. There are more expensive pedals out there that don't sound any better.

It is very dependable, but, I bought it used for $12 at a pawn shop. It didn't work. It sat on a shelf for 2 years, then I decided to rob the 9V battery connection for a different pedal. The other pedal didn't work with that connection, which is when I figured out the problem. This had a bad connector. So I put a good one on it from Radio Shack and the rest is history. Sounds great, and was a great deal!

Never have dealt with DOD although they have manual downloads which is nice, so I'll give them a good rating.

I play anything from space music to jazz and alternative. It works great. If it were stolen I'd probably move on, but this pedal is every bit as good as any vintage Ibanez delay. It does the modulation effects by turning the speed and feedback controls, so it is a great analog effect. It hangs with the best of them.

You got a delay, mix and repeat knob. The delay adjusts the amount of delay you want in your sound, from about 60-300 milliseconds. The mix basically just adjusts the amount of the effect you want in your signal, and the repeat adjusts the amount of echos you want, from just a basic slapback echo to infinite repeat. So it takes a little tweaking to get a hang for it, but it's relatively easy.

I'm using a yamaha rgx612a and a kustom amp. The pedal doesn't seem very noisy to me, unless everything's cranked, then it's just pure chaos. It's a very versatile pedal, it can get a short slapback delay to fatten up a lead tone, or some pretty insane ambient tones if I want.

I think the pedal sounds best with clean tones, I can get some very nice sustained chord tones, almost synth like with volume swells. It's a very warm pedal too, and the repeats sound very clear and still have that nice analog tone, I don't know what everybody is complaining about.

Some of the sounds I can get out of this pedal are very weird. With the repeat knob cranked I can get an infinite repeat echo, and I can bend the pitch of the repeated note(s)at the same time with the delay knob. Some really tripped out sounds can be made with this pedal.

No problems with it yet, seems reliable. I'd gig with it.

Never dealt with DOD.

I play everything from metal to fusion to classic rock and this pedal is great for everything I play. If this were stolen I'd get another one for sure. What I like about this pedal best is what It does with clean arpeggios and chords, it really sounds great and adds a ton of vibe and ambience, it really inspires my playing.

3 knobs - all basic:
Delay knob lengthens the time between delays
Mix adds the delayed signal to the origingal (dry/wet)
Repeat lengthens the number of repetitions.

One important thing I noticed is that when opening up the pedal I found three adjustable pieces that significantly alter the pot controls.
I have never heard of anyone else mentioning this before, so here are the details: They are black, thin, wheel-shaped units with tiny white arrows in the middle which can be turned with a small screwdriver. I can't figure out what the first one (Labeled 50K 716) on the left does. If I turn it the delay effect gets cut off completely. The second unit (2K2 712) increases the delay time and the third one (1M 439)increases the repetition. By turning both of these up you can increase the delay time AND get longer repeats (even infinite feedback!). This makes the pedal useable for those who don't have a digital delay and want a little longer feedback time.
Being able to control the pedal makes a world of difference. I expect this pedal to continue to develop a stronger cult following because of it's dark, depressing sound and unique oscillating effect.

I have used this pedal for years, not even knowing that it was cool to use an analog delay. I always wanted a digital one. I finally bought a Boss DD6 and am now using both the FX90 and Boss for different uses.

The analog sound is very dirty and rich. Lots of swirls and white noise in the high repetition modes. It does the rockabilly delay and the ambient reverb-type sounds well. Gets a little muddy if you add too much repetition over a solo. It is also hard to dial in settings because the knobs are so sensitive. The upside is that this sensitivity gives you a wide range of sounds to choose from.

Overall, this pedal is very unique, although a bit limiting. If you want versatility, buy a digital delay. If you know you want a dark analog sound, then this pedal does it better than most would imagine (especially for the money). I give it a 9, not an 8, because of the fact that you can adjust the pot settings and they are cheap.

This pedal, like every one else says, is complete garbage. The soldering is subpar, the footswitch sucks, and the knobs are always falling off. I wish there was any easy way to install a new footswitch like the fulltone stompswitch. If you have any ideas, please send me an email or post it here.

Never dealt with them, but other DOD pedals I have had are shit and broken. How is this company still in business with competition like Boss and Ibanez?

I use this pedal to make wierd noises. It's also great for Johnny Cash-style backing rhythm and some Pink Floyd "Echoes" type-Delay. It makes a good ambient delay for use with other effects when you don't want to get too busy. Strangely versatile, yet not great enough to be on all the time. My all time favorite sleeper pedal, and I am lucky enough to already have one from when I was a kid. In a few years you will start seeing the prices go up on these, especially when Analong Mike or Keeley start getting their hands on them for cheap and modding them. If any you guys know those two masterminds, ask them if they can come up with a way to replace the DOD footswitch for cheap and once and for all!

These old DOD Analog delay pedals are as easy to use as it gets and they sound as good or better than any vintage Ibanez or Maxon delay of the same style, such as the three knob variety with delay, mix and repeat. I've owned every one of them including a cool old yellow Boss analog delay but nowadays you'll spend hundreds on these overhyped so called vintage pieces. The fact is one analog delay is basically the same as another and to tell the difference between them is sonically impossible to the human ear. Anyone who says they can must be using some killer kona, but then it's all good then. Also, when you hear people complain about noisy analog delays or analog stompboxes in general, then they're missing the point. Analog has a warmth and character that is suited to the hands-on guitarist who appreciates the sonic nuances and touch qualities of analog gear. The trouble is getting ahold of the Bucket Brigade chips used in these old analog units and that's what's driving up the price. DOD has unfairly gotten a reputation based on quality but no manufacturer uses any different manufacturing techniques on their pedals. Face it, today they're all junk and they weren't much better back then. These old DOD FX90 analog delays are a great buy and if you can get one now for under $150 you're doing great, because people are discovering how sweet they are.

I use this with a Peavey Wolfgang and a Peavey 5150 combo with huge tone and crushing overdriven chords. The DOD FX90 is usually set to a short sort of slap back delay to add to the speed of solos and the mix set all the way up to capture the full analog tone. Repeat is usually set very low to control the repeats and flavor of the solos. Manually moving the delay knob of course creates cool sweeping changes in the delay tone and lowering the mix knob will diminish the delay effect but add color for less distorted tones and more ringing clean tones coupled with reverb helps. The 5150 has an understated spring reverb so the delay is not overwhelmed and comes through all that much better with lower reverb settings. The DOD FX90 is not a noisy pedal and I always laugh when I see posts here that refer to the inherent nature of analog pedals as noisy. The DOD FX90 is as solidly built an analog delay as any Made in Japan Ibanez or Maxon piece from the early 1980's plus the DOD is made in the USA. The DOD FX90 is for players who love the subtle nuances of analog gear, it's like the difference between a good tube amp and some transistor heap.

I've used this DOD FX90 for years and it's strong as ever. Most pedals don't just die accept from abuse and usually the stompboxes can easily be repaired if you look inside and eliminate the culprit, usually jacks or worn wire. Chips and boards are remarkably durable and that's what matters on these vintage delays. Delays in general are very reliable and do not require backups and that goes for the DOD FX90 as well.

Never called DOD.

I've been playing since about 1979 or so so that's when a lot of these so called vintage Ibanez or Maxon and Boss pedals got there vintage heritage. Back then they were all the same over the counter pieces of shit only now they're even worse. That's why these are so desirable now. This DOD FX90 is easily better than those other vintage pedals because it's a better value with the same quality. DOD suffers from an undeserved bad rap, one bad poster who thinks it's too noisy or DOD customer service wouldn't give em something free and they start whining. I've always looked for tone and unique sound qualities in all my gear that's why the DOD FX90 is such a bargain, try and get the same thing out of Ibanez, Maxon or old Boss analog gear for under say $250-300 and maybe more nowadays. The DOD FX90 rocks for classic rock styles which is what I lean to and obviously can give sweet analog delay whenever this type of effect is desired at a fraction of the cost, at least for now.

Very easy, three knobs for delay, mix and repeat.

I give this a six because while it sounds good it does not self-oscillate, which is why I bought it. I did try to adjust the trim pots but got nothing. This is the model with the name on the right so watch out if this is what you are looking for. I'll probably dump it for $25 on eBay tomorrow. Very disappointing delay.

Seems built to last.

I would recommend this delay for anyone seeking short, warm repeats. It's a good pedal for this but that's about it. If you like the "UFO" effect ask before you buy because they do not all do this.

Way easy! Just three knobs, Speed Blend Repeat. Very easy to dial in delay effects to get you inspired. The Speed knob is a bit strange though, it didn't have much effect between 7 oclock and 10 oclock, until that is, I adjusted the internal pot (variable cap?) that increased the delay time a couple more 100ms. Now it has more of an effect on the longer delay times. Some have said increasing the max delay time ruins the sound quality, bah, didn't notice any real difference. Besides, this is an analog delay, it sounds best as more of an echo anyway. If you want perfect repeats go buy a Digital delay pedal. Funny thing is that when these were new pedals they were considered more as a cheap delay because they were cheaper to make than the new digital delays. Not everyone could afford over $200 for a DD-2 in the 80's so this was another option. Now it is a different story, most people know that the analog type delay is just more musical.

I just love this thing. I have had a DD-2 for over 10 years and have always kinda disliked the attack the repeats have when I play muted notes or staccato strumming. So I even resorted to running the pedal in stereo and ran the effected out through an eq to soften the edge. This DOD pedal is exactly what I have been looking for in a delay. It inspires me and helps me create. It is completely musical, the delays are still fairly clear at first then they start to soften as they fade. It does a great slapback delay on the shorter settings, but I don't really use that. I use the long soft echos on my guitar parts for either the rythmic effect or as a type of reverb. I really don't care for reverb on my guitar cause it makes it go too far into the background. If I use my analog delay set on long delays with the mix set fairly low it gives me a roominess and ambience without loosing presence. Sure there is a bit of analog circuit noise, mostly just when turn it on. This is my most important pedal, because it actually helps me be creative. Most of my pedals like chorus's flangers, and OD's help flavor my sound. This delay makes me play better. This pedal also can do that self oscillation thing that some people like. I tweaked one of the other pots so that it not only goes into self oscillation, it goes into it faster. The way it was stock you had to max the regen and then play something to get it started. With the pot tweaked it now just takes off when I max the knob.

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A great delay, I don't know why anyone would pay top dollar for a Boss or Ibanez Analog delay when these are just fantastic for much less money. I heard that the BBD chips were no longer being made which was driving up the price of analog delays. Well, I just read there is a company that has been manufacturing the chips again for the last couple years. So who knows.

Way too easy, just turn the knobs Einstien!

Noisy tone killing piece of sh*t!
I have paired this pedal with other analog delay pedals and although they can never capture the trueness of a real tape delay, they, for the most part, do a pretty good job. However this DOD junk(as is the case with practically all DOD pedals) sounds pretty bad, especially when it all fades not to an echo, but a hissing sound!

Had it about 14 years now. Still sounds as sh*tty now as it did then!

Never dealt with them

I have been playing for about 20 years now mainly rock & blues. I bought this pedal as well as the DOD FX-75B Flanger(another peice of sh*t!) when I was much younger and needed some effects to accent my playing. Don't do as I did! It will be worth it to spend a liitle extra for a better sounding pedals. DOD's sister company Digi-Tech makes effects that are only marginally better. If you are very tone consious and have no tolerance for noisy effects, dont waste your time with these DOD/Digi-Tech clowns. Please, shop around! You'll be glad you did!

This is a rather old pedal. I got it used of ebay, which I think is probably the main source for this item nowadays. It is a pretty straight forward pedal. Pretty hard to mess up. The repeats start stacking up towards the high side of the knob, which may bother some people.

I have really grown to like the sound of this pedal. I prefer to use it to make washes of sound with a rhodes, and it works well for this. When fed a very hot signal it reacts wonderfully. I'm not sure if all of the fx90s are like this, but mine tends to completely flip out with all sorts of strange distortions a whines in this situation. Lots of fun. If you are more of a fan of clean echo of any sort I wouldn't really recommend this one. Not extremely flexible, but the sounds you can get out of it are fantastic.

my first fx90 has started having some pretty major issues. When I operate the switch now the pitch the signal often drops significantly at first. I can work around this and kind of like it for some situations. Still, it would be nice to have this as an option, rather that an all the time thing. Also, the pitch will go nuts if I touch the pedal anyway, which can be fun. Oh well, I think the fx90 was made in the mid 80's , and DOD doesn't have the most pristine quality record. Also, I took it on tour for five months, and I was pretty rowdy and not necessarily careful with anything in my life during that time. That had to have messed it up. Anyway, they are cheap and pretty easy to replace.

I have already bought another one. This is a really neat item, and definitely worth checking out if you are interested in analog delays. If you are willing to chunk down 100+ for a dm3 you should at least consider tossing down the 30 or so bucks it will cost you for an fx90. Look past the DOD thing. This is a really good. Cheap. Good.

easy..three knobs: repeat, speed, blend (for up to 100% wetness)

very dark and not so clean, I can describe it like a shadowy reverb. I feel its a original sound. Try it! I have the first edition so I cant self osicillate, but i dont care about that anyway. I have a few space echos, a dm2, and some other stuff, but this is original (and useable)enough to merit a place in my collection.I love it!

i had to pay $15 to replace the switch, anyway, i heard the dod switch were shit, the pedal's sound is'nt...i just bought it for $27, so what?

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-1 for the switch, but an awesome sleeper pedal with a cool vibe. a dm2 is a warm vibe, this is a cool lofi reverbish vibe. I love the 100% blend

almost too easy -- can this be any easier? no really, ya gotta play with it a bit to get your sound, but not too tricky

Totally there!! Easily as good as the best Ive heard (including Boss & Ibanez)

Hey its DOD--no cheapo plastic--built like tank---last forever!

I like DOD because they anwer their phone and emails and they support all their older gear (so far so good). To me that's all that matters. Good people.

I got this baby off eBay and its really clean! Could not beat it for the price. Been playing a long time and own tons of gear and this is one of the best bargains I have ever run across. Totally musical gadget with lots of pro quality packed into it without the "pro" price. I love these FX-90 pedals, perhaps one of DOD's best pedals ever made. I would buy another in a flash if this was lost or stolen. They are getting rarer and harder to find but the FX-90 is the real thang folks. If you find one, buy it.

This is a very basic 3 knob, analog delay; Delay, Mix and Repeat. Total delay time is about 1/3rd of a second.

The overall sound quality of this unit is very good. It does a great job of making rockabilly style slap-echos. Longer, repeating delays are pretty good too, though be careful with the repeat knob. The effect quickly 'runs away' if it's set much past 8 or 9. The quality of the repeats are sharp; they're more natural and less grainy than a Danelectro PB&J, for instance.

Re: noise, I was surprised by the LACK of it after reading the reviews below. It DOES alter the tone of my guitar somewhat when inline and disengaged, but not terribly - if anything, it makes the guitar brighter.

I've noticed the pots on DOD pedals are often scratchy and in need of cleaning. Perhaps this is due to DOD's poorly designed battery cover that frequently falls off, exposing the innards to dust, etc. Besides that, it's a well built unit.

Given the crazy prices people are paying for vintage Ibanez and Boss analog delays, this is a true bargain. FX90's can be picked on eBay for less than $50 easily. Compare that to Boss DM-2 or Ibanez AD-9 which regularly sell for $140 and up. Okay, the Boss DM-3 IS better but only marginally.

it's your regular three-knob delay.

this is a cool little lo-fi analog delay. the maximum repeat time is about 300ms, and despite the comment below stating that only those with the name on the left self-oscillate, all of them can be tweaked to infinte repeats, or beyond into self-oscillation by the trimpots inside. the repeats are a little dirtier, more compressed, and with a narrower frequency band than higher-quality analog delays, but that's exactly what i like about it. if you set feedback to minimum, mix to 100% wet, and delay time to minimum, it acts like a fixed bandpass filter, giving somewhat of a playing-through-a-telephone impersonation.

it's a DOD - very well built, sturdy steel encasing.

though i've heard good things about DOD customer service, i haven't dealt with them myself.

this is a great pedal for a more lo-fi analog sound. if you want pristine, clear repeats, then get a digital. the DOD 585 is also a great analog delay pedal, with clearer repeats but still unmistakably analog, and with really amazing self-oscillation capabilites, so if you're looking for analog but not necessarily lo-fi, i would recommend that you check that one out as well.

This thing is not only easy its FUN to work with. Totally experimental and intuitive, anyone can figure this puppy out.

Sound quality is very clean and crisp. The delays are warm, lush and variegated. I just got 2 of these in MINT condition so I can do stereo delay & I must say, I am IMPRESSED. This is an awesome delay. Makes for my old Ibanez bying on me. I wont be looking for Ibanez any longer. This pedal sounds every bit as good!!!! They each sound slightly different from each other. One self-oscilates and the other doesnt for example, but they are both rich and organic sounding.

As I stated before, I have 2 of these. Each one is a built like a tank and is rock solid even though pretty old units. Dod really hangs in there. I have never had a Dod pedal die on me and I have owned many over the years. :)

I have contacted them a couple of times. I think its the same outfit that runs Digitech. They have always been helpful, but then agan I have never asked for much....only a little tech assist...so I will give them a 9.....since they still sell battery covers for the older FX!! That's cool!!

This pedal is really incredible for what it costs. It sounds almost as good as the best I have ever heard. Ive been playing for 35 years and have owned lots of gear. This is one of the best hidden secrets out there guys. You can get 'em cheap. I paid $79 but mine was mint with adapter/box/papers ......anyway, I have seen them for less, but Id rather pay a little more and get some miles out of it what to speak of the pride of owning a clean pedal. Compared to the DM-2, or Ibanez Maxon models out there, this is a screaming steal, and most folks really could not tell the difference. I would say it sounds about 90% as good as any of 'em if not EQUAL to or almost equal to in some cases sonically. Really, a lot of people are throwing big bucks at analog delays ($150-$600) and its not necessary unless you are either a perfectionist or snob. This Delay Kicks Butt!! It is available for half the price or less than the so-called biggies.
Try one out and you will see!!! These will be boutique vinatage analogue delays one day with fat price probably, so why not get one before that happens? Im hunting for another one right now.

basic setup, simple to figure and get the sound
you want. The pedals with the name on the left
side self-oscillate.

Very warm and lush, 330 ms., not noisy at all. Amazing quality
of sound for the price. I use it with thick reverb and distortion
to get a cinematic, Sigur ros like vibe out of it.

Mine is quite old and I've never had nary a problem with it.
Compare that to a Ibanez DE7 that broke down on me after
one week.

absolutely no clue.

I play cinematic, experimental, lush, sprawling stuff and this
pedal is absolutely wonderful for me. It only helps me to
be more creative. In fact I lost it for a while and felt as
if I lost a finger. I give all 9's because nothing's perfect,
but overall this is an amazing value for a pedal that sounds
this good.

Three knobs- pretty straightforward.

I love the vibe I get from it; it is a little noisy and the connections aren't quite right all of the time, but when it's tightened and clean (I'm de-grunging it currently) it sounds nice and warm. It definitely can degrade the signal on lower output amps, though I haven't had a problem with anything above 50 watts. Also, it tends to sound cleaner when the pickups are lower output. I had a violin with a cheapo piezo stick-on jobbie running into it and it sounded amazing. With a good fresh battery it is as good as many more expensive delays, with the only caveat being the lack of a feedback knob for true sound-on-sound effects.

Hmmm. I have had it die on me, but not very recently. It was never really taken care of until I bought it, but I have found it to be mostly reliable. Being a techie I've been trying to make all of the connections as tight as I can. I don't own another delay right now, so if it died at a gig I'd just pull it out of the chain. Most of my other DOD pedals have never, ever let me down.

Have never dealt with DOD.

I am a very eclectic player with a huge analog obsession That being said, this pedal suits me perfectly. Generally I run a Tele into a Twin, with the guitar going into the delay and then into a Small Stone. I had grown tired of it for a while so I bought a Danelectro DC-1 (Dan-Echo)and was very disappointed. I came back to my DOD quickly as the DC-1 did the same things, but simply didn't have the vibe. This pedal is not perfect, but is a great value for an analog delay. Again, my only complaint is the lack of a proper feedback control (which the Dan-Echo didn't have either) but for the price, who cares. For 1/8th the price of a Memory Man I have a unit which does almost everything it does. If it were stolen, I'd definitely keep an eye out for one. One of the best musical tools I have owned in a long time. I still want a solid-state Maestro Echoplex, though.

This isn't rocket science. It's three knobs and a footswitch. The footswitch isn't the best, heck it IS a DOD afterall, and I'm not a fan of DOD knobs either, but now I'm just being picky.

Well, it's analog, which means it's warm, a bit fuzzy and isn't going to give you huge delay times. If you want to use a delay pedal as a rythem guitarist, this isn't for you. I originally got this box as a backup to my Ibanez AD9, and in the end I will allways pick the Ibanez first, the FX90 is a bit noisier, a bit less responsive, but that said I have grown to love this little guy too. I initially used this one most if I was running stereo (using my boss stage tuner as a stereo/mono source) through two effect paths and into two amps. Other effects included a Lamb's Head Big Muff, a Boss SD-1 overdrive, an EH Bass microsynth, auto wahs, phasers, eq's...you name it, in numerous configurations and then into an Orange Head/Cab and/or a Traynor Head/Cab. Most often I play a Fender Bass VI, but I'll also use this for any number of Guitars or Basses (I do find the bass to be a bit muddier, as the FX90 isn't the cleanest sound to begin with). I'd set this up on the oppisite channel to the AD9 and typically at a different delay setting (ie. if one was at a slap back sort of setting, the other'd be at a long, lasting delay...normally the FX90 went long) for some awesome sounds. Other than in these stereo set ups though, this one mostly sat on the shelf...until recently. I decided to step up this pedal a bit to make it really fun. I externalised the knobs to a little remote box that I either strap to my guitar or belt (I'd been wanting to try this for years and I wasn't about to sacrifice the AD9) and now I use this as much or more than any other pedal!! It responds really well to fiddling with the delay time knob, and rather than stop playing and lean over to do it now I can just go nuts. Some delays (especially the cheaper ones, in this price range anyway) aren't as nice as this one when it comes to this sort of knob-twiddling...but the sounds that come out of this little guy are pretty sweet.

I've had more DOD's konck out on me than say, Boss pedals....and the footswitch always makes me worry, but there's been no problems so far. I'd probably buy another (and mod it up too) if I lost this one...heck, I may just get another one anyway, this started as my back up but now it's sharing the spotlight. They're not exactly expensive if found used.

Never tried...but I assume now that I've mucked with it DOD wouldn't want much to do with me anyway.

In the end I'm very thankful I got this pedal. It's easily found really cheap used, and is the best delay sound in it's range. Sure it's not quite as nice as, say a memory man, the AD9, an MXR or an old Maxon (I'm only thinking stomp boxes here...I'm not a rackmount man) or any number of boxes two or three or ten times the price the FX90 goes for, but as a back up or starter pedal it is definitely an underrated, unnoticed gem. Guitarstore heads might look at you funny for wanting a DOD, but if they're smart they'll know this thing's value (actually better for you if they DON'T know...it'll be cheaper). I'd personally never have gotten enough nerve to cut up my other delays and experiment like I did with this one, and in doing so I've had so much more fun with this effect than just about any other I've owned! Again, before I mod-ed it up or for a steady, lead delay I still pick the AD9 or Memory man over this, it's not the crispest sound out there (neither are the AD9 or Memory man for that matter though.....obviously I'm talking analog here) but I would certainly recommend it if you see one for a good price.

The FX90 is a stompbox...Anybody can figure it out....Very easy to get a good sound out of it too. You've got yr standard Analog delay pedal setup with 3 knobs-delay rate, mix, and repeats. No patches, no menus, no parameters, no MIDI friggin' flow chart, no none of that stuff!!!!!! Just three knobs.

Let me begin this by saying I I am am a a a delay elay lay ay addict ddict dict ict ct t. And I love this pedal. I use this pedal with the following setup-
Les Paul or Tele into Dunlop 535Q wah into Vox valve-tone into Boss CE-2 chorus into Moogerfooger phaser into DOD FX90 into Fender amp into reality baby!!!!
Technically this pedal kind of sucks, it's one of those pedals that has its own unique little character which makes it cool. I mean come on folks, we're talking about DOD here. Lets face it, about 99% of their products(including their sister companies Digitech and dbx)are shite, except for this pedal, the FX25 Envelope filter and a few from their first line in the late '70's. It's no surprise I've heard numerous other musicians, even Guitar Center employees talk and they always bag on DOD. This pedal's from the early eighties..It's a little noisy, I kind of expect it to be. It has its own characteristic tone compared to other analog delays, its echoes are a bit muffled compared to Boss DM-2's, Ibanez AD-99's, EH Memory-Men. But thats what I like about it. You can get all the standard analog delay effects with this one, the rockabilly slap thing, the Edge from U2 thing, the faux-Echoplex-kind of Tubby-Jammy-dub thing... But what really draws me to this pedal is when I hit a chord(clean), let it sustain, crank that delay time knob from all the way clockwise to all the way counter-clockwise real sharply and then back quickly to say 3 o'clock, I get a sound that I don't hear out of other delay pedals, very unique, very juicy. (If you think I'm a weirdo yet, stop reading and go buy another rack unit, if you're still with me, read on brothers..) If you do this with say a Boss DM-2 or 3, the sound is very distorted and you don't hear the pitch of the note you are bending as well as on this pedal(But this is cool too, just a different sound). I've shaped little feedback-melodies just hitting a note on the guitar and bending it around with the delay rate knob. A thing to watch for on these pedals is self-oscillation thing. If its the older edition(With the model name on the left) it won't self-oscillate, at least mine don't. If its the newer one,(with the model name on the right) it will self-oscillate when you turn the repeat rate up all the way. This is a cool feature for all the trippers. This pedal seems to work great with other pedals and amps of mine. You can get all kinds of different sounds with it, from big wide Syd Barrett-style chaotic soundscapes to tape-reversed fart noises to....even that sound that Lee Majors the Bionic Man made when he would move really slowly.....

These old DOD pedals are fairly well put together, not like a Boss or anything but lets face it, Just stomp on it, whatever, if you break it, geese go buy a another one, they're cheap...I even saw one go for 50 bucks...on EBAY for christsake....that means you can probably find one at a pawn shop for 30-40 bucks

Like I said above, DOD sucks. Their products suck. I tried to get a FX-90 manual/schem from these guys, and they wanted to charge me 5 bucks! DOD sucks.

I play all kinds of different stuff. I have quite a few different delay units I use off and on. This one gets used quite frequently. I also have a Boss DM-2, EH Memory Man, a solid-state Echoplex, Jamman, and a Moogerfooger analog delay(actually I just sent it back to them, too sketchy and expensive). This DOD can hang with those bad boys of echo just mentioned pretty well. I must say, when I first got it, this pedal sat in my closet for 3 months. A friend of mine gave it to me as a throw-in with his Juno-60 I bought off him. I was like, DOD, oh, crap. But when I got my two DM-2's ripped off(damn that pissed me off) I was forced to use this ugly duckling. But after a while, I really started to dig it a lot, even though it is like the ugliest blue color you'll ever see. What if DOD ever decided to reissue this? I really doubt it, they're to busy putting out crap. the punkifier, the metaler, the grunge pedal, duh. DOD sucks.

Exetremely easy to use (Delay, Mix, and Repeat). I don't have the manual but it's unecessary. The DOD switches really suck though, it's just a lil plastic pannel thing the size of like a matchbox and it clicks on/off.

This delay has some cool and plain funky tones. Usually I have it so that it gives some reverb/echo (to give some life to my horrible amps). Here's my setup: Yamaha EG112 Strat (all i can say is DONT buy this guitar) -> Boss Compression Sustainer -> DOD Preamp Overdrive/250 -> DOD Sustain -> Morley PWA Pro Wah -> DOD Delay -> DOD Chorus -> Yamaha Combo 8" 10 watt (really really bad) -> Microsoft Digital 80 Speakers (computer speakers). Once i was able to simulate human speech (sort of like an EH bassballs) with the chorus and this delay. Unfortunately i forgot the setting but i was moving the delay around to get that effect. It's not real noisy but it muffles a big distorted tone. Usually I use this pedal when playing blues stuff (SRV) and it does a pretty good job of it. I don't know too much about delay pedals but from what I've tried so far this is pretty good.

Well I cant really say for two reasons: 1, it's been shutting on and off lately for some weird reason but i'm quite certain the power supply is at fault (whenever i jam on my wah it shakes the power supply and momentarily cuts all the power off, the power supply is a dod, any ideas, please mail me, i'd greatly appreciate it), reason 2 i only use it at home and a few times a month i bring it to my friend's for a jam. minus the power problem its been fine for my use

never dealt w/ dod

my style is mostly rock (alt, metal, rock n roll, classic, hard, oldies, etc.) and blues. i usually have it on for leads and stuff. if you can get it at a decent price and youre lookin for a straight forward delay pedal this ought to suit you fine.

very easy to set up a correct delay times/repeats. turn 3 knobs and play.

very cool analog sounds in a box smaller than a Chorus Echo and comparable minus the tape.

seems the footswitch is sensitive to slight touches and sometimes needed a heavier touch.

Easy to use. 3 Knobs Delay, Mix, Repeat. Not hard at all to get a good tone.

I thought the sound quality was very nice, It has a good warm tone, I wanted to get some cool "1983 a merman i should be" tones, It does very well. It does'nt sound too nice with Distortion, it might can but i'm not sure how to achieve that yet? The delay's are not super far apart, buy a digital delay if you want that. It will repeat for a long time though.

Will work until Armagedon.

Not dealt with company?

I really like this pedal. I'm not going to get rid of it. I really like it cause it has great delay sound, Warm. I defenatly helps me to make music, and to be creative

lather rinse and repeat. or delay mix and repeat. delay seems to be backwards. not hard to dial up good settings. sounds neat in all settings.

I use a Tele and a Strat through a Bassman. This pedal was a shock to me. When I first turned it on, I was using a universal adjustable adapter that I bought from Big Lots. I was just curious to see if it would work like that. It sounded like a machine gun and it started feeding back like crazy. That was cool. Then I put a fresh battery in it and put it to the test.
The pedal was truly shocking. It is extremely wierd and unpredicatble, yet it has that analog vibe that is so cool. When you are playing and you turn it on in the middle of a phrase, the delayed notes bend in pitch for some reason. Crazily unpredictable. Keeping the mix half-way and the delays and repeats cranked offer some terrific feedback sounds. Hours of fun.
Then there is the subtle side of it. It does a nice subtle analog delay impression. Very impressive. This makes it one of the most versital pedals i've ever used. These things are so cheap! look on eBay! Wide range of sounds, and decent delay times! Granted, the repeats are kind of grungy as opposed to sweet like other analog delays. but to be honest, the grunge can be covered up by toning down the mix knob--then even a faint reverb can be silumated!! Beats anything close to it in its price range. especially the morley emerald echo (needless to say). the emerald echo has the sweet repeats, but it is incredibly weak. weak is the LAST thing this wierd 80's box is.

This is another surprising part . . . I have a Boss ce-2, some 70's MXR pedals, and a soundtank tubescreamer, and have owned many others in the past. The bottom line, is this: I am positive that this is at least around 15 years old and it still operates perfectly. The battery cover still sort of stays on too. All my other pedals either look like crap, or have something wrong with them except for this DOD pedal. Everyone complains about DOD not being as tough as boss, but i've used a couple Boss pedals that have little things about them that don't quite work . . . like my ce-2 that i have to put a nickel inside of for the switch to engage. The switch on the fx90 works fine, but it does seem sensitive and probably could break if stomped on too hard. Sometimes I brush my foot by the pedal and it turns on. I have to stomp the ce-2. My MXR Distortion + switch is kind of crazy too. I thought they were supposed to be reliable!

9+8+8 divided by 3 is not 10, but this is one of the greatest values i've ever seen in an effects pedal. Sure you could shell out $150 for a Memory Man or a DM-2, but you'd be broke and you still wouldn't have that crazy grungy vibe that you get from this pedal. I don't know much about the delay chips used in it, and yes it's a tad bit hissy, but for the money (often 35-50 dollars), it can't be beat. The only thing that I would like to try is the new DOD delay that has the high end eq knob. that sounds cool, but i would never get rid of this versatile and crazy box. I would keep it for unconventional sounds and crazy overlapping repeats.

Well, I don't think I've ever seen anything like it, nor will I ever finding anything like it again, When it works, it sounds like crap, just the kind of natural unprocessed sound I was looking for. It is extremely easy to use, just set it to the way you want it to sound and let it do its thing

Oh it sounds bad alright, but it a very good way, its noisy, its unpredictable and it can take a beating. Really adds interesting sonic anomalies to my Rickenbacker 12 string after running a bunch of other Reverbs through it.

Its a tank, and as long as I keep a spare 9 volt around I have no Problems giging with it.

never delt with them

While it has its problems its the cheapest analog delay sounding pedal I could find, I've actually set my boss pedal to the same settings, because its just an unusual sound, for the price you can buy them for they are great!

Well, It only has three nobs on it, so getting a usable sound from it is pretty easy. All you need to do is get the right delay time, set your repeats, and then adjust the mix control to get the right wet/dry volume that you need. Piece o cake.

I really love the tone out of this little, beat up, blue metal box. I have tried out other delays and I have found out that analog is definitly the way to go. I used to have an old Boss delay, but I really never used it as anything more than what I use this pedals as now. Most delay sounds you want are going to be naturally short, so why do we musicians fork out hundereds of $$$ for 2+ seconds of delay? Well, at least I know where to find the deals. I use this thing with my Les Paul Standard, an old 70s tele, and a Fender VI (an old jaguar-ish fender which has 6 strings, but is a bass-type guitar) into my Marshall 100 watt half stack. It sounds great with all of those guitars, allowing the guitar itself to speak with the delays, instead of processing them all the same like a digital delay does. I was really suprised how good it made the Fender VI sound, I can't use many pedals with that thing, but this delay is definitly one that will sound good with any instrument. Even my bass player steals this thing every once in a while because it sounds so good!

I don't know how old it is, but it looks better than my buddy's TS-9 and it will probably last longer too! I am a little unsure about the batteray cover, though, but that is the case with most pedals.

Never had to deal with an effects company.

This thing is great. I love the way it makes a guitar sound like a guitar. I used a lot of time to select my guitars so that they all would sound "different" from each other. It is great to know that I have found a delay that won't strip away those tones that I have carefully hunted out. One great delay, as long as I can get it away from my bass player...hey, where is he now...uh, oh...gotta go...

I never though of checking out th ereview of this pedal, even though I have been using Harmony central's effects database for a few years. I bought this pedal in the early 80s, and it sat in my pedal box at home until I sold it. What a bad mistake...
The pedal is really easy to use, I have compared a used on and my memories of the one I had and they both were real easy to use. 3 nobs - delay - mix - repeat: very easy to get a good sound out of it. Some settings are weird and frankly unseable for me, but I only need one sound out of each one of my effects.

I don't know why I never used it, it really has a great sound to it! i guess I was shoved into the entire "rack delay" mentality. The sound is very smooth on the delay, but really tickly and sweet on the echos.

DODs usually withstand the test

never had to call DOD about anything, they leave me alone, I leave them alone.

This has to be one of the best delays that I have found out there, and i have tried them all. unfortunatly, because it is analog, you nly get about a second of delay time, but that's all i need!!! the pedal is liquid--yup, liquid. When I use it, I can get my string bends to sound slike they were sliding across the floor! Man, I should have never let go of this pedal. I really want it bad, but I can spend $100 on it, even though I'll probably get it as a Xmas gift from my entire band. This is one great anaolg delay! If you can find it for under $90 take it and start bending your way into bliss...

I found this pedal sitting in a used pedal box at a local music store. After seeing the reviews below, I though I might give it a try...and yup, this thing is good! 3 nobs: delay, mix, repeat. Very easy to use.

I really like the sounds I can get out of this box! Now, a lot of people want a "tape delay" sound, but they are kicking themselves on the repeat quality. This pedal is a very mellow delay, but the repeats are really clear! Short delay time, but hey, that is what analog delays are...short. A great delay. I use it with my Fender American Telecaster through my Vox, and it really sounds great! it is true, it can sound noisy, but you just have to know how to work it.

It was sitting in a box of this music store for as long as I have been visiting there, so it was not taken care of at all. I had to tighten the footswitch, but that was real easy. Its scratched up, but it really looks cool.

I looked at the DOD website, but there "full product line" page is a bit short on pedals (there are only about 10 of them if that listed! I know DOD made more than that!)

The owner tried out the pedal to make sure that it worked, and after he got done with it, he didn't look like he wanted to sell it! I really like this delay. I think that it will last in my rig for many years to come!!!!!

3 nobs, very easy to use. No manual, I got it used. Nobs are touchy, but so are most delays that are this old!

Oh, hot damn!!! This is a treasure if I ever did finf one! I wanted an analog delay, but still wanted a "shine" on my repeats, and this thing has it!!!! If your not careful, the repeats can get out of control, but again, that is with every delay. Sounds great, can't believe what a find it is!!!

This thing is major league old. I guess you could even call it vintage. It hasn't clonked out on me, and I doubt it will.

I don't think DOD even remembers this pedal.

This is a great pedal. I would have gladly paid twice as much for this delay. It really has the best of both worlds as far as tone/repeat quality goes! Great pedal, if you can find one for under $80, take it and run baby!

Very easy. usual mix, decay and delay times. the only thing that I wish this had was a 2nd output. I bet it would sound right fine in stereo.

Although in general I don't like DOD pedals because of the poor quality of their sound, I do like this pedal's sound. I owned an FX90 before and was somewhat underwhelmed. I think I was expecting some pristine 2 second delays and got the analogue warmth. And the fact that the unit didn't work properly didn't help in my assessment. But, I found it again for $35 (can't beat that) and picked it up. This time I had a better understanding of the different flavors of delay and could appreciate this pedal for what it could do. Probably as far as really good analogue delays go, this isn't very high on the list because of noise and the definition. But I like it because it compliments a Boss DD5 I have. With one I have the accurate long delays and with the other I have a nice sploosh of color and reverbyness...I particularly like it for the fact that it makes solos and the like more spacious (especially for someone like me that has little skill)...
it's not quite a 10 because of the noise and my general prejudice against DOD pedals.

DOD pedals seem to be pretty rugged. The only part I don't like in their overall design is that bloody battery door that gets lost. My solution was to use an AC adapter.

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It took me a little while to appreciate what an analogue delay can bring to the table in terms of texture and ambiance. Although I haven't tried out many top-notch analogue delays, this one seems to fit the bill for me now. This is a very good pedal for spacey SP "Soma" and Radiohead stuff. in conjunction with a good digital delay one can create a lot of different moods and soundscapes.

Same as other review

This is just an update on my other review, I have bought a DOD FX-96 Echo FX pedal, and I now use that instead of this one. I now use this one for my vocals and I traded in my old BOSS PS-3 pedal that I used to use on my vox for the FX-96. I hate BOSS pedal, farwell to sterile old garbage, hello analog color. Works fine, can't get that super delay, but who really needs that anyway? This pedal works fine on vocals...